Basic Math Ability Exam A Relias () questions and answers || PROFESSIONALLY ANSWERED

Basic
Math
Ability
Exam
A
Relias
●
The
physician
has
written
an
order
for
a
medication,
3,000
units
to
be
given
SQ.
You
have
on
hand
5,000
units/mL.
You
will
administer
_______mL
.
-
Correct
Answer
3000/5000
*1
=
0.6mL
●
The
surgeon
orders
for
75
mg
of
a
medication
to
be
given
IV
push.
The
medication
is
available
in
a
concentration
of
125
mg/2
mL.
You
will
administer
____mL
to
the
patient.
(record
your
answer
using
one
decimal
place)
-
Correct
Answer
1.2
●
The
sliding
scale
order
states:
[FORMULA:
(BG-100)÷30]=
number
of
units
of
insulin
to
be
given.
At
1600
the
patient's
blood
glucose
is
150.
You
will
administer
_____
units
of
insulin
(round
to
the
nearest
whole
number).
-
Correct
Answer
150-100/30
=1.66
rounded
to
nearest
whole
number
=
2
●
Your
patient's
blood
glucose
is
302
mg/dL.
The
sliding
scale
order
is
to
administer
insulin
using
this
formula:
[FORMULA:
(BG-100)÷40]=
number
of
units
to
administer .
Based
upon
your
patient's
glucose,
you
should
administer
____
units
of
insulin.
(round
to
the
nearest
whole
number)
-
Correct
Answer
302-100/40
=5.05
rounded
=
5
●
The
physician
has
ordered
a
medication
to
be
given
0.05
mg/kg/day
in
1,000
mL
of
fluid.
The
patient
weighs
246
lbs.
The
dose
added
to
the
1,000
mL
bag
of
fluid
should
be
_____
mg. (round
your
answer
to
one
decimal
place)
-
Correct
Answer
0.05*111.5
(the
weight
in
kg)
=
5.575mg
a
day
=5.6
●
The
surgeon
orders
a
medication
1.5
gms
IV.
The
pharmacy
delivers
the
medication
as
1.5
grams
in
150
mL
IV
solution
to
be
infused
over
90
minutes.
The
rate
of
the
infusion
is____mL/hr
.
-
Correct
Answer
100
●
The
physician
orders
for
1
liter
of
IV
fluid
to
be
given
over
6
hours.
The
available
tubing
set
delivers
15
gtts/mL.
After
your
calculation,
the
set
should
be
calibrated
to
deliver
_______
gtts/min.
(round
to
the
nearest
whole
number)
-
Correct
Answer
https://www .mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
=42
●
Your
patient's
blood
sugar
is
201
mg/dL.
The
sliding
scale
insulin
order
says
to
use
the
following
formula
to
calculate
the
number
of
units
to
administer:
[FORMULA:
(BG-100)÷30+10]=
number
of
units
to
administer .
Based
upon
your
patient's
blood
sugar,
the
nurse
should
administer
____units
of
insulin.(round
to
the
nearest
whole
number)
-
Correct
Answer
13
●
The
patient
is
to
receive
1,000
mL
of
IVF
over
8
hours.
The
IV
set
delivers
15
gtts/mL.
The
drip
rate
will
be
______gtts/min.(round
to
the
nearest
whole
number)
-
Correct
Answer
31
https://www .mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator